Hi! I'm Adam, an English backpacker travelling around South and Central America. I travel to make new friends around the world, to learn about new cultures, to learn about myself and to eat all the food. I like to think I'm a fun, silly guy to hang around with, I like to have long conversations, share travel stories, discuss art/music/film and just have a chilled time. I'm open minded and always looking to step out of my comfort zone!

Follow me on my trip ‘South and Central America’ at https://www.polarsteps.com/AdamPhipps/11456901-south-america?s=48167463-ea5e-4e7d-8592-e12d8cf78dca

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make new friends around the world, to learn about their culture, to be shown the local spots not visited by tourists

Interests

• arts
• design
• coffee
• motorcycles
• video games
• reading
• drawing
• music
• live music
• electronic music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• nature
• film
• craft beer
• indie music
• indie films

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: All genres! But mostly; indie rock, psychedelic rock, electronic music, techno, ambient, experimental, folk, hip hop, metal, jazz.
Favourite artists - King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees, Slowdive, LCD Soundsystem, Beach House, Jon Hopkins, Skee Mask, Objekt, Tim Hecker, Adrianne Lenker, Angel Olsen, Danny Brown, Denzel Curry, Sleep, Blood Incantation, Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock
Throughout my journey in South America I have also fallen in love with the deep culture of music here with genres such as; salsa, cumbia peruana, rock argentino, rock uruguayo, MPB and bossa nova.

Movies: All genres!
Top 5 - Before Sunrise, The Royal Tenenbaums, Victoria, Blue Jay, Howl's Moving Castle

Books: Mostly post-modern, sci-fi and western.
Top 5 - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Ubik by Philip K. Dick, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, Stoner by John Williams, Dept. Of Speculation by Jenny Offill

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I solo travelled for one year and a half through South America visiting every country in the continent and during this time I:

- learnt Spanish and Portuguese
- trekked through the Andes for eight days
- climbed 6,000m glaciers
- dealt with loneliness and heartbreak on the road
- partook in traditional Amazonian ceremonies
- asked beautiful Colombian women to dance salsa with this two-left-footed gringo

Now I am beginning my adventure through Central America and I'm excited to make new friends to create unforgettable memories with!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love chatting and sharing stories with new people. I can offer a language exchange for English, I'm advanced in Spanish and intermediate in Portuguese so maybe I can help there too. I can assist with things around the house; cooking, cleaning, I'm more than happy to help!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom